Bismuth Subsalicylate

pharmacological · digestive · immune-hematologic · Oral

Bismuth Subsalicylate. OTC GI agent — anti-secretory + anti-inflammatory + mild antimicrobial via bismuth + salicylate moieties. Used for… Oral half-life 5 h.

OTC GI agent — anti-secretory + anti-inflammatory + mild antimicrobial via bismuth + salicylate moieties. Used for traveler's diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis, H. pylori eradication regimens. Black tongue / stool from bismuth sulfide; salicylate burden contraindicates with anticoagulants.